The Native American's War of Independence
How many Iroquois towns did Sullivan's troops burn in in 1779?
40
What did Henry Knox, the Secretary of War, request that Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory do?
Arthur establishes peace between the settlers and the Native Americans.
What state did the Treaty of Greenville make mostly the territory of the United States?
Ohio
What year did the Delaware Chief, White Eyes, lead his people in making the Treaty of Fort Pitt?
1778
When did the Peace of Paris take place?
April 1783
Which Native American nations had representatives at the meeting with Andrew St. Clair?
The Wyandot, the Delaware, the Ottawa, the Chippewa, the Potawatomi, and the Sauk.
What year did Ohio become a state?
1803
What year was the Peace of Paris?
1783
Which chief led his people in making the Treaty of Fort Pitt in 1778?
The Delaware chief, White Eyes
How many people traveled with Harmar from Fort Washington to western Ohio?
What happened to any Native Americans who rejected the treaty?
They would become targets of the Ohio Militia.
When did the meeting to establish a peaceful relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans at Fort Harmar take place?
December 13, 1788
Where did the Iroquois people go after their homes were destroyed in 1779?
The British fort at Niagara
What day did the Native Americans, led by Little Turtle, attack part of Harmar's army?
October 20
With the treaty, the land was opened for settlers to establish homes, farms, towns, and cities. What kind of settlers were these?
What year was Josiah Harmar, commander of the US Army in the Northwest Territory, stationed at Fort Washington to end the threat of Native Americans attacking Western Ohio?
1790
What is the Peace of Paris?
An event where Britain transferred its claims to all the territory between the Atlantic and the Mississippi to the United States.
When was the Treaty of Greeneville signed?
August 3, 1795
The Federal Government
What year did Anthony Wayne arrive at Fort Washington with additional troops to defend US settlers from Native American attacks?
May 1793